Their palms sweat; their hearts race; their hands shake. Eighty percent of all people experience anxiety when they become the center of attention. (1) Many musicians are not able to perform their best as a result of an increased anxiety level. While many believe it is important, and even necessary, to experience some performance anxiety to play their best, anxiety should not take over and debilitate the performer. The effects of performance anxiety may appear when a discrepancy exists between what has occurred in practice and the actual performance. When anxiety prevents an individual from performing her best, not only is the performer affected, but others' musical experience also may be affected.
It is important for performers to seek methods to deal with the feelings accompanying performance anxiety. The following are several basic techniques to alleviate mild performance anxiety.
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